Active Directory

Does anyone know how to automatically join a predetermined OU in the active
directory when you join a domain?

Thank in advance.

Mike

Paul
Thu Mar 10 10:19:28 CST 2005

In article <upaAggYJFHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, in the
microsoft.public.security news group, Mike C <mike.carney@bentley.com>
says...

> Does anyone know how to automatically join a predetermined OU in the active
> directory when you join a domain?
>

1. Script the join.
2. Pre-create the computer account in the desired OU.

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Paul Adare
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament],
'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures,
will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend
the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-- Charles Babbage (1791-1871)

Torgeir
Thu Mar 10 10:26:13 CST 2005

Mike C wrote:

> Does anyone know how to automatically join a predetermined OU
> in the active directory when you join a domain?
Hi

A new feature in Windows 2003 is you can redirect the Computers
container to an OU, so if your AD is at Windows 2003 functional
level, see:

Redirecting the users and computers containers in Windows Server 2003
domains
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=324949


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

Mike
Fri Mar 11 15:58:49 CST 2005

That is nice. Thanks!


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:enh7r5YJFHA.572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Mike C wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know how to automatically join a predetermined OU
>> in the active directory when you join a domain?
> Hi
>
> A new feature in Windows 2003 is you can redirect the Computers
> container to an OU, so if your AD is at Windows 2003 functional
> level, see:
>
> Redirecting the users and computers containers in Windows Server 2003
> domains
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=324949
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx